C. J. Wilson
2005–2015 · P

C. J. Wilson

6' 1", 210 lbs·Lived to 46·Bats L / Throws L
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2015 · 2,117 pitches · 90.4 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.81
Best ERA · 2009
17
Most W · 2013
206
Most K · 2011
1.187
Best WHIP · 2011
Career Arc · ERA
11 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

11 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2005TEX2448.0176.9462301.688
2006TEX4444.3244.06111431.286
2007TEX6668.3213.03147631.215
2008TEX5046.3226.0272411.640
2009TEX7473.7562.81153841.330
2010TEX33204.01583.351211701.245
2011TEX34223.31672.941342061.187
2012LAA34202.313103.831051731.344
2013LAA33212.31773.391141881.342
2014LAA31175.713104.51831511.446
2015LAA21132.0883.891021101.242
Career4441430.294701259
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 2,109 pitches · 2015–2015
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SIFFCHSLCUFC
SI · Sinker31.0% · 90.8 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball22.6% · 90.9 mph
CH · Changeup14.8% · 85.5 mph
SL · Slider12.7% · 83.4 mph
CU · Curveball9.8% · 77.7 mph
FC · Cutter9.0% · 87.8 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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